Expert: Walter Hintz - 7/14/2006

Question
I can't open the site. I'm getting nervous right now. I want my project to be good, so please help me. thank you very much for your support. I owe you a lot. I researched on other sites about investigatory project but I think it's not applicable for a high school student like me. It is about making machines, etc... Thank you very much! Hope you'll reply.
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I am inetrested in coming up with new things from old things. My teacher wants us to be resourceful. Like for example on our Investigatory Project last year, we made a shoe polish out of carbon from used batteries. Medicine? My teacher do not allow chemicals. I was chosen the leader in our group, leaders are supposed to pass the topic to our teacher before july ends. I'm starting to worry. I don't know what to do. Please help me. I am not located on a city but my school is on the city. We have books in the library, but I can't find on those books. Could you suggest a book where I could find one.  My teacher suggest that we make a cheap but useful project. Can you help me? Please. Thank You very much. God Bless.
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I am Sheree. In 8th grade. Can you help me with my Investigatory project? I can't think of a good topic? I am the class' leader, I haven't been a leader before, so now, I wanna prove to them that I could come up with a good project. This is in Biology Class. Thank You! any will do. God Bless You!

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Hi Sheree
I would be glad to help you but you will first have to give me some more information. What are you interested in? Do you prefer a project with animals or plants. How about a project having to do with health or medicine? Do you want to do something with chemicals?  Does your teacher permit studies with animals?
Next I need to know about your resources. Does your school have any supplies and/or equipment to help you or do you have to spend money on stuff?  Do you have a college nearby and is your high school biology department in the same building or close by.  I ask this because often colleges and high school teachers like to help.
Finally do you live in a city or where you can do some nature type study out of doors.
 Get back to me right away and we can come up with a project for you.

 Finally for my own curiosity: What is the class leader do?

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Hi Sherree
I am glad you got back to me.  I think that the best thing I can do at this time is to refer you to a great website.   Go to
http://www.cdli.ca/~barron/biology.html
 Check the intermediate projects under botany.  There are some neat projects dealing with photosynthesis.

Let me know what project you decide upon.  If you cannot find one you like let me know and we will find something else.

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I am sorry Sherree.  I left a letter out when I gave you the web site. I left out a j
Try this
  http://www.cdli.ca/~jbarron/biology.html

Look over the site and if you see something you like let me know.  If you do not I will try to come up with something else. Get right back to me as I am on the computer everyday.

When you get back to me use my email address
 waltjh@sbcglobal.net